Cloud Os News & Articles

Ten weeks after launching the OpenStack "Bexar" release, the OpenStack Cloud Operating System is now ready for commercial deployment with the "Cactus" release. Rackspace Hosting (news, site) has announced major updates to the OpenStack code, which includes three core applications: OpenStack Compute, Object Storage, and the newly added Image Service. The Cactus release is meant as a commercial-grade software intended for large-scale cloud deployment, as it highlights stability and reliability updates.

Jolicloud (news, site) has recently launched version 1.2, introducing several features and renaming the locally-installed cloud operating system into Joli OS. Among its latest additions was Dropbox integration into the file manager. In an update, Jolicloud has also announced better Google Docs integration for easier management, previewing and editing of online documents.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said he wants more powerful software for the Web. Well, Ballmer also happens to have a corporate technological powerhouse under his direction — shouldn’t be too hard, right?

At the 2008 Professional Developers Conference (PDC2008), Microsoft will be divulging information to the world about Windows 7, but the Windows cloud-based operating system is going to be the highlight of the conference.

Social Media moves so fast, it’s hard to keep up. Here’re the week’s major developments in scan-friendly format.

This week:

• Credit Crises Harming Web Startups?
• Microsoft Prepares for the Cloud
• A New Look to StumbleUpon
• Citizen Journalism’s Epic Failure
• Apple Tosses NDAs to Developers’ Delight